Drive

Released on January 9th, Drive is Charlotte Cardin’s entry into 2019. Unlike many of her other singles, the delivery of the song is less direct – i.e., it does not sound like a pop song. While I do enjoy many of Charolette Cardin’s other songs, they often don’t stand out to me. This song is different.

Drive opens with just guitar, which sounds like it has been recorded in a huge room. The atmosphere setting has clearly been cranked all the way up. This effect makes you feel as though the music surrounds you. It’s immediately unique.

Cardin’s clean vocals come in after a few bars of introduction. She is singing to a man who she describes as “an angel,” explaining that she wants to “lay down in the heat, in the garden of our sleep.” The layered vocals in the chorus create a cool effect that mirrors the “big-room” guitar.

I look forward to hearing new music from the Québécois singer. Check out Drive below.